Just because some things never date

Aya and I were just talking about the enduring appeal of some old movies.  It is amazing to think that the Wizard of Oz was made in 1938 and still appeals to children today.  My daughter loved this movie when she was little and still finds it very comforting to watch now.  It was also my father's favourite movie of all time.  He was born in 1938.  The last time we saw him (two days before he died), he and my daughter had a little singalong of one of the songs from this movie. 

The wizard of Oz (Somewhere over the rainbow)
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We actually have quite a good selection of old movies at our local library.  In the last few weeks we have watched Gentleman Prefer Blondes, Some Like it Hot (the kids loved this once they got over the horror of it being in black and white) and Superman II (not quite as old but probably still seems ancient to my kids).  I also have To Sir with Love and one of the Star Trek movies lined up for the next couple of weeks. 

 

SOME LIKE IT HOT (Party on Train Scene) - Monroe Lemmon

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Queen of Fractal Beauty
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I love old movies and these are all excellent choices. The TV in my studio lost its remote so I rarely change the channels. I keep it tuned to Turner Classic Movies. I love that channel.
Empress Nasi Goreng
That would be one good reason to have pay tv, I think. (We currently just rely on the free channels plus dvds).
Queen of Fractal Beauty
Our cable TV company provides telephone, Internet, and cable TV bundled together for less than it would cost us to just have telephone and Internet (either with them or with competitors). Under those circumstances it's just silly not to have cable TV. Besides, that's where all the good science shows are. 8:-)
Empress Nasi Goreng
I have kind of been resisting on principle. We did used to have it but found we were watching so much more tv because of it. Also my husband is a total demon with the remote even with five channels!
a[Ŷ]a
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I haven't seen Some Like It Hot. It's so difficult to find old movies here.. *sigh*
Em5459
I love some like it hot.
Bryce and I both think that Marilyn Monroe is timeless. When there was a possibility that Callum was a lady his name would have been Lilly-Monroe. The first pet Bryce and I shared was named Lillian and Monroe is much prettier than Marilyn I think.
Bryce loves to watch 60's and 70's kung fu movies, I bet your kids would get a kick out of those, they're great!
Maju
My youngest daughter was in her school's production of "The Wiz" (updated version of "The Wizard of Oz") when she was about 15; it was a great show.
valerie
wizard of oz is definitely one of the best movies of all time...i hope when i have children one of these days that they love it as much as i did and my parents did!
Queen of Fractal Beauty

We did used to have it but found we were watching so much more tv because of it.

I did that once upon a time, but I eventually got over it. I hardly watch anything anymore.
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Any particular Kung Fu titles you would recommend, Em?
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We saw the stage show in Sydney a few years ago - with Nikki Webster as Dorothy, Bert Newtown as the Wizard and Pamela Rabe as the witch. My daugher was over the moon about it.
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It is great that something like that can bring pleasure to so many generations, isn't it?
Em5459

I wouldnt really know, but Bryce suggested A fistful of Talons or 7 golden vampires~ which is an asian twist on the Van Helsing legend. Both are in English and Bryce thinks both are pretty family friendly, just check the rating before hand because Bryce's version of family friendly is very different from my own.

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OK thanks. Pretty sure anything with vampires would be way too scary for my kids though. They can't even watch Dr Who anymore! :) Will have a look out for the other one though.
Lakshmi
My daughter loves Sound of Music and Mary Poppins too. Especially Mary Poppins. Try it for your kids too.. the songs are divine, the story fairy-tale and generally feel good.
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Yes, we did used to have that on video and they really liked it. That is the annoyign thing about all that technological advancement, ie, you buy videos in one format and then can't play them anymore. My daughter also used to like Sound of Music but we had to speed through the 'boring bits'. lol
Emjay
My daughter knew the Wizard of Oz movie word by word! LOL... she even "changed" her name to Dorothy! Whenever we were out and people would ask "what's your name?" she would respond: Dorothy. I used to wonder what people thought about this poor little girl whose parents saddled her with an old fashioned name. When she started school they were quite confused.
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Ha ha. My daughter knew all the words too (still does) and had an imaginary friend called Dorothy!
Jack Yan
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Some Like It Hot is great, especially those last lines. ‘I’m a man!’ ‘Nobody’s perfect.’
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I love that bit too! Was actually wanting to post that as the clip but couldn't find it.
Reviving Rose
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The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite movies. I've seen Some Like it Hot and love it too. There's something about these classics that makes you wish they'd never end. Movies just aren't made the same today.
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So true. Thanks for stopping by, Rose. :)
Jack Yan
What is also remarkable is that it remains one of the movie choices on the long-haul Air New Zealand flights! Or was it business class on Cathay Pacific? In any case, it was in the menu when I was flying back!
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Interesting but good to hear!

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